Bjorn Winger papers, 1916-1940

Bjorn Winger papers, 1916-1940

P1379

1916-1940

Poems, stories, and an unpublished novel of a Norwegian-American teacher, folklorist, and writer. He graduated from St. Olaf College in 1914 and received his M.A. degree from Indiana University in 1930. He taught English in an Indianapolis high school from 1916 to 1941, save for military service in France during World War I. The papers include information about his father, Anders Winger (1861-1928), a Norwegian actor who emigrated in 1882 and lived in Minnesota the rest of his life.

0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box)

English

Manuscripts

Clippings

Memorabilia